Store front or window construction



Sept. 16, 1930.

S. C. DREHER STORE FRONT OR WINDOW COXSTRUGTION Filed Sept. 23, 1929 W //fi W i dar Patented Sept. 16, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

STANLEY C. DREHER, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE NEWMAN MANUFAC TURING COMPANY, OF NORVJOOID, OHIO, AOORIORATION OF OHIO STORE FRONT OR WINDOW CONSTRUCTION 1 Application filed September 23, 1929. Serial No. 394,621.

My invention relates to metallic building structure, and its object is to provide for mounting glass plates in store fronts, show windows and the like by an easily assembled means which is substantial and easily made weatherproof and which has aneat, smooth appearance without appreciable cracks or crevices, and the members of which are interchangeable and universally applicable to all such installations and requiringaminimum of work at the place of installation. A further object is to provide such an installation in which the glass plates may be mounted at any required angle under the conditions just described. Further objects will appear in the course of the following description.

In the drawing Fig. 1 is a horizontal cross section of a construction embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing a modified means for mounting the plates at varying angles to each other;

Fig. 3 is a similar view of another modified means for mounting plates at varying angles to each other; and

Fig. 4 is a similar view showing a modification of the casing mounting.

In Fig. 1 the glass plates 1 and 2 are shown as being mounted at right angles to each other, although it will be understood that the angle may be varied orthey maybe mounted in alinement, by the means to be described. At the right is a casing 3 with a flat face toward the adjacent edge of the plate 1 and a flange 4 at the inner edge of this face. The inner sash strip is of a cross section comprising a member 5 engaging the casing flange 4:, a member 6 projecting in between the edge of the plate 1 and the casing 3 with its inner edge earing against the casing face, and a member 7 projecting past the edge of the plate 1 with a flange 8 against the inner side of the plate 1 some distance away from the edge thereof. The member 6 has its outer part oil?- set toward the casing 3, with an outwardly opening groove 9 in the olfset.

At the other edge of the platel is the corner post 10 to which both plates 1 and 2 are oined by similar inside strips. The members 5 and 6 preferably have their edges curved to fit around and have arcuate bearings on the post 10. Such curved edges merely bear their corners against the flat face of the casing 3. Screws 11 pass through the members 6 into the casing or post, securing the inside'strips to these supports. The tapped holes for these screws 11 may be formed in the post 10-elsewhere than as shown, to fasten these inner strips at angles other than as shown.

The outer sash strip 12 has a ridge 13 fitting in the groove 9 of the inner strip, and has a convex side 15 against the outer side of the 7 plate 1 or 2. A screw 14 passes through the member 7, past the edge of the plate'l or 2, into the middle portion ofthe outer sash strip 12. The side of the groove 9 nearer the plate edge and the adjacent side of the ridge 13 are beveled outwardly and toward the plate, and the opposite side of the ridge 13 is inclined away from the adjacent side of the groove 9, inwardly. The plates 1 or 2 vary inthicliness, but the screw 14 always may cause the outer and inner sash strips to grip the plate firmly, with the outer strlp 12 hinging in the groove 9 and wedging its ridge .13'firmly in the groove 9 owing to the beveling of the contacting sides of the ridge and groove, with the outer edge of the outer strip 12 bearing against the outer edge of the groove 9; the inclination of the sides of the ridge 13 permitting this hinging while also permitting this binding of the parts at these outer edges. The convex part 15 of the outer strip 12 also is involved in this action; always affording a firm convex bearing on the glass by virtue of its rocking thereon in the drawing of the parts together as just described. Putty, c'ement or the like may be placed between the strips, and will extend around the edges of the plate 1 or 2 owing to the described formation of the strips. 1

In Fig. 2 a modified means for connecting the plates 1 and 2 at various angles, with varying thicknesses of plates, is shown. The outer strip 16 is U-shaped with its sides curved divergently and having their edges against the outer sides of the plates some dis tance from the edges thereof. The inner strip 17 is T-shaped, with its thick stern between the edges of the'plates and its arms extending inside the plates with flanges 17 against the inner sides of the plates some distance from the edges thereof. Screws 18 pass outward through the stem of the inner strip into the middle of the outer strip.

In Fig. 3 another modified means for connecting the plates 1 and 2 at various angles is shown. The outer and inner strips 19 and 20, respectively, have their adjacent corners concave to receive and provide arenate bearings for round strips 21 between the strips 19 and 20 at opposite sides thereof: each round strip 21 having a longitudinal groove 22 receiving the edge of the plate 1 or 2", and the outer and inner strips 19 and 20 being drawn together by screws 23, thereby clamping the round strips 21.

i In Fig. 4 a modified casing 3 is 'shown.,.in which the inner sash strip isintegral with the main L-shaped part of thecasing; this strip comprising a member 24 extending out from the inner member of the L shape, and a member 25 extending along. and bearing against the inner side of the plate 1. The member of the L shape that extends outward has, near its out-er edge, an outwardly opening groove 26. The outer sash strip cornprisesan outer member with a ridge 27 fitting in the groove 26 after the manner of the first example, and a Y'-shaped member extending in from-the outer member, with one branch 28' extending in against the outer side 'of-the plate 1 and the other'branch extending toward the mainL-shaped part of the casing to receive screws 29 passing out through the inner member of the L shape. These screws .29 will draw the outer strip so that the glass is clamped between casing strip member 25 and the outeristrip member or branch 28, with the outer strip hinging where its ridge 27 fits in the casing groove 26.

I claim:

1. In combination with an upright glass plate and an upright support therefor, a

' strip of cross section comprising a member engaging said support,a member projecting between the edge of the plate and said support and secured to said support, and a member engaging one side of said plate, the second mentioned member having-a groove open ing in the direction faced by the opposite side of said plate, and a second striphaving a ridge in contact with opposite side portions of said groove and engaging said opposite side of said plate, and means for drawing said strips together to clamp said plate, with said second strip hinging in and maintaining said contact with said side portions of said groove.

2. In combination with an upright glass plate, supporting means for said plate comprising a member with a projection to engage one side of the plate and having a groove opening in the directionfaced by the opposite side of said plate, a strip having a ridge in contact with opposite side portions of said groove and engaging said opposite side of said plate, and means for drawing said strip toward said projection to clamp said plate, with said strip hinging in and maintaining said contact with said side portions of said groove.

3. In combination with an upright glass plate, supporting means for said plate comprising a member witha projection to engage one side of said plate and having a groove opening in the direction faced by the opposite side of saidplate, a strip having a ridge in said groove, the sides of the groove and ridge nearer said plate being beveled and the opopsite side of said ridge being inclined away from the adjacent side of the groove in its extent from its inner edge and means for drawing said strip toward said projection to clamp said plate, with said strip hinging in said groove and wedging therein by virtue of said beveled sides and the outer edge of said groove and beveled side of said 'ridge'of the opposite sides of the ridge and groove.

4. In combination with anupright glass plate and an upright support therefor, 'upright strips receiving an edge of said plate,

.one strip having a groove and the other strip having a ridge in said groove, and means extending from one strip to the other between said edge of said plate and said support, for drawing said strips together to clamp the plate, with said strips hingi-ng together by virtue of said ridge'in said groove.

5. In combination with two upright glass plates and a support therefor between edges thereof, a strip of cross section comprising members straddling said support, means to secure one of said members to said support at'various locations therearound, said strip having a third member engaging one side of one of said plates, a second strip engaging the opposite side of said plate, means for drawing said strips together to clamp said "plate, and strips like but separate from the first mentioned strips, clamping the other plate, one of which straddles and is secured to said support in the same manner as said first mentioned strips.

6. In combination with an upright glass plate and an upright support therefor, upright strips receiving an edge of said plate, one striphaving a groove and'the other strip having a ridge in contact with opposite side portions of said groove, and means for drawing said stripstogether to clamp the plate, with said strips hinging together by virtue of said contacts of said ridge'in said groove.

7. In combination with. an upright glass, plate and an uprlght support therefor, up-

right strips receiving an edgeof said plate, one strip having a groove and the otherstrip having a ridge in said groove, the sides of the groove and ridge nearer the plate being beveled and the opposite side of said ridge being inclined away from the adjacent side of the groove in its extent from its outer edge, and means for drawing said strips together to clamp the plate, with said strips hinging together by virtue. of said ridge wedging in said groove.

8. In combination with an upright glass plate and an upright support therefor, upright strips receiving an edge of said plate, one strip having a groove and the other strip having a ridge in contact with opposite portions of said groove, and means extending from one strip to the other between said edge of said plate and said support for drawing said strips together to clamp the plate, with said strips hinging together by virtue of said ridge wedging in said "roove.

9. In combination with an upright glass plate and an upright support therefor, upright strips receiving an edge of said plate, one strip having a groove and the other strip having a ridge in said groove, the sides of the groove and ridge nearer the plate be ing beveled and the opposite side of said ridge being inclined away from the adjacent side of the groove in its extent from its outer edge, and means extending from one strip to the other between said edge of said plate and. said support for drawing said strips together to clamp the plate, with said strips hinging together by virtue of said ridge wedging in said groove.

10. In combination with an upright glass plate and an upright support therefor, upright strips receiving an edge of said plate, one strip having a groove opening in the direction faced by the opposite side of said plate, and the other strip having a ridge in said groove, and means engaging said grooved strip beyond said plate from said groove and ridge, and engaging the other strip for drawing said strips together to clamp the plate, with said strips hinging together by virtue of said ridge in said groove.

11. In combination with an upright glass plate and an upright support therefor, upright strips receiving an edge of said plate, one strip having a groove and the other strip having a ridge in said groove, the sides of the groove and the ridge nearer the plate being beveled and the opposite side of said ridge being inclined away from the adjacent side of the groove in its extent from its outer edge, and means engaging said grooved strip beyond said plate from said groove and ridge, and engaging the other strip for drawing said strips together to clamp the plate, with said strips hinging together by virtue of said ridge in said groove.

12. In combination with an upright glass plate and an upright support therefor, up-

right strips receiving an edge of said plate, one strip having a groove and the other strip having a ridgein said groove and being free from said one strip throughout its extent from said ridge and groove to its engagement with said plate, and means extending from one strip to the other between the edge of said plate and said support for drawing said strips together to clamp the plate, with said strips hinging together by virtue of said ridge in said groove.

13. In combination with an upright glass plate and an upright support therefor, upright strips receiving an edge of said plate, one strip having a groove and the other strip having a ridge in said groove and being free from said one strip throughout its extent from said ridge and groove to its engagement with said plate, and means engaging said grooved strip beyond said plate from said ridge and groove, and engaging the other strip for drawing said strips together to clamp the plate, with said strips hinging together by virtue of said ridge in said groove.

STANLEY O. DREI-IER. 

